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Omnia Bharat is a concept by Chef Silvena Rowe and is one of the Omnia series of Restaurants. This one serves Indian food and is aptly named "Bharat". It is located beside VOX Cinemas in the Mall of the Emirates, and I was invited for a tasting session here.  The restaurant has a brown and pink theme and the staff is mostly dressed in shades of pink, which is catchy and different compared to most other places. The interiors are nice and have a wall with an Indian caricature.  The inside (covered) section wasn't operational on this particular day so we had to sit outside which is a little bit noisy since there are a lot of passers-by.  The staff is courteous and very welcoming.  We started with some Indian street-food items. One of them was the all time favorite - the Pani Puri . It was extremely well presented, with smoke coming out from the center. The sweet and spicy water was served in a small tumbler, with pipettes alongside to add it to your ...

If you're looking for Indian fast food and want a good variety, this is the place. After been to the other outlets, I visited the one in Barsha.  Finding a parking spot during the evening may not be so easy. To start with, we had a plate of pani puri each. This one is really delicious. The "pani" is spicy and has the right amount of spices to it. Along with that they give you the mix of spiced potatoes, chana , and moong . We didn't like the one which they gave initially, so they made us a fresh one.  They give you a pack of puris with it, and you can add the things as per your liking. Of-course, this doesn't give the feel of standing there and eating while they make and give you, but the taste is really good, so I don't mind.  After this, I had the " mutter kulcha ". This is one of my favourite dishes in Bikanervala . I've had it so many times, and really love it. This dish isn't a kulcha made of mutter (peas), if that's ...